Landscape Themes - 8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General

Hey all,
I've been looking for a nice theme and have come to the conclusion I would be better making my own. So many themes out there are AWFUL. I like ones with a faded picture where you can clearly read the text. But this rant is beside the point...
The problem is I can't find how you make a theme that works in landcape mode. Microsoft Theme Generator doesn't offer the option. There is the SPB Extended Theme Generator but for some reason when i create a theme with that and try to apply it the device does nothing. The timer spins like it's applying it but nothing happens. I assume Plus themes are not compatible with WM5.
Does anyone know how to make a lanscape theme that will work on WM5/Wiard (whichever is causing the problem)?
Lewis

check them here
http://www.mcdeb.com/
also please try the pettal pushers vga theme...its brilliant...i just dont know how to get the dialer skin to chnage but there is enough info on that too on this site if u search...
if u like the petal pushers theme or the explode vga theme then please make a dialer skin for me and post it here...thanks in advance...no time to get into it after hard reseting my device literally every day(thanks to beyond tech crazy ideas...lol...good fun..its like i feel i have become a techie because of him...
also chk out my blog www.kjam.mobylog.com

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Today Screen Vertical and Horizontal mode

Anyone can help me to find .tsk (today screen) with Vertical and Horizontal mode?
Those in Microsoft mobile website is only made for Vertical mode :-(
Thank you in advance.
Arto.
the default bliss works well in both modes. I also made a few themes that support both. here is a link http://www.pocketpcthemes.com/profile.asp?ID=94874
hope this helps
kung fu hussle look a bit blurry
yes i know. couldn't get a better quality image that I wanted for the theme. sorry about that.
Thanks for the link for download.
Actually, I am looking for the simple one like what microsoft have on their website. The orange, green, and yellow themes. Unfortunally they are only in Vertical mode. The blue themes that come with the unit (O2 XDA II mini) is vertical and horizontal mode.
Could you create something like that?
Thanks again.
Arto
send me the image you want so I can make a theme for you. i'll make it so that it works in both landscape and portrait. bnycastro(at)yahoo.com
which software to use to make today screens?
I use Thememaker McDeb.
@ bnycastro, could you make some screens of Elektra?
or some Korean movies.
it would be better if you sent me the images you want used. then i can try and make some themes.
If you download the microsoft theme generator that will let you design a vertical theme. And if you download the SPB Extended Theme Generator from SPB it will allow you to create the horizontal theme as well. Works nicely and best of all its all free. Just make sure you read the instructions for SPB carefully to figure out how to do it.
Ian.

Some themes for Pocket CM

Hey everybody,
I created some themes for the great Pocket CM (v0.15), feel free to try these.
Allblack.cmt:
A clean and simple as possible theme, black background, white letters, thats all
Apple.cmt:
White background and a lot of apple logo's, Somehow I just can't get this theme to work the way I want to, but as I don't want to use it for myself I stopped working on this one. Feel free to use these and please give me some feedback.
HTCTouch.cmt:
Inspired on the HTC Dailer plugin
And my personal favorites:
PimpedTouch.cmt:
HTCTouch with some cool b&w backgrounds
Silver:
B&W theme with silver accents, custom icons and nice backgrounds.
Update
Silver2
Because Pimpedtouch was a winner, and I liked the silver one, I've combined them into silver2 (how original).
Another update
Sunset
I wanted to bring some color in your life, so here a theme with some nice sunsets, but still usable.
Please post some screen shots.
1&2 = Silver theme
3 = allblack
4 = HTC Touch
5 = Apple (work in progress)
6&7 = Pimpedtouch
That's cool..Great work thx Pimpedtouch is very nice ...
Themes are (especially the "pimped") very clean and smooth. No hiccups, lol. Way to go!!! I look forward to more of your work.
Vga Themes Required
any chance for VGA Themes
Grea themes, thank you!
Pimped looks GREAT!!!! One question though:
Are these QVGA compatible? (I have a Treo)
These themes are all QVGA (240*320)
I can (try to) make a VGA theme, but I don't use those.
@ farehmani: which one do you want in VGA?
This is my first VGA theme.
Please give comments, I have a QVGA device, so I can't test this one...
Please upload screenshots too, because I'm curious how it ended
Some information, it has some Iphone-like buttons and backgrounds of dark cities (nightshots). Also a lot of transparancy, I don't know if pocketCM supports them all.
Please post screen shots. If they are like the pimpedtouch theme. I am all for them. That theme was hot.
The Blue theme on the pcm forum is my favorite..
love it!
I don't have a emulator, so I cannot test the VGA version...
can somebody please test the VGA version and post screenshots?
Here you go, VGA version of Dark City. Everything displayed (icons, letter, pictures), is just huge and literally spilling of the screen.
Is that the screen on a VGA (480x640) or QVGA (240x320)screen? Somebody at the Pocket CM forum said it worked ok, so I'm confused...
Daanmannetje said:
Is that the screen on a VGA (480x640) or QVGA (240x320)screen? Somebody at the Pocket CM forum said it worked ok, so I'm confused...
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QVGA (240x320) screen, HTC Herald P4350
o thats the problem, the VGA theme is for 480x640, if you use it on a 240x320 it looks like your screenshot....
VGA
hi tested the dark city in my imate jasjar (480x640)
Its white in color, and when u press the phone button for some seconds.. the Minimize, Close, Settings, Contacts buttons are only white boxes..
the screen doesnt look like the one posted by robosiris
amrarian said:
hi tested the dark city in my imate jasjar (480x640)
Its white in color, and when u press the phone button for some seconds.. the Minimize, Close, Settings, Contacts buttons are only white boxes..
the screen doesnt look like the one posted by robosiris
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my apologies.. now it looks like robosiris ... i renamed the zip to cmt and copied in the folder. no i extracted the zip.. and then copied the cmt file.. so it looks exactly like robosiris..and the scrolling is very good in this theme..
thanks
Can you post some screenshots in 480x640 for me please? Then I can see what to improve...

S2U2 Pointui skin ?

Hey
Wondering if anyone out there is/would like to make a skin for S2U2 to make it match the Pointui interface.
At the moment i have Home running, then when a call comes through S2U2 pops up with slide to answer. Would be awesome to skin S2U2 to match the Pointui look, would look great, all matching and what not.
Also, anyone know of a PocketCM Pointui look-a-like skin? Again this would look great.
Thanks!
I'd like a PointUI skin to match S2U2.
PointUI is not skinnable as yet but here's hoping....
When you lock pointui it gives it's own unlocking slider screen
Well someone made a TSK to match the PointUI. All you would need to do is extract the JPG out of the TSK. I was gonna get around to it but haven't been back to the office yet. If anyone has some theme editing software they can get a jump start on it.
Attached is the PointUI today theme.
Johnston411 said:
When you lock pointui it gives it's own unlocking slider screen
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Indeed but I prefer S2U2.
Johnston411 said:
When you lock pointui it gives it's own unlocking slider screen
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Yeah buts its real bad. s2u2 is much better and handles incoming calls etc. So untill the Pointui guys improve the locker, a s2u2 pointui theme would be great.
Here's the images I used in the TSK, they were extracted from PointUI:
S2U2 "Pointui wallpaper skin"
Copy these 2 wallpapers to S2U2/GFX.
Yeah we are heading in the right direction.
What about icons and such?
i'll see if i can knock together an S2U2 theme for you guys, but it won't really be top quality, since i need to get to sleep soon. just something to appease the people while someone else who has more time to focus on it can produce a better product.
There's a great tutorial for modifying S2U2 in this thread here.
I'll get to working on a PointUI theme for S2U2 as soon as I finish setting up my Telus branded HTC Touch (Vogue 100)(P3050) for the 5th time. (screwed up registry trying to make TouchPal the default SIP) (Used PIM Backup to overwrite the last good backup with a barebones PIM from the last HR)
here's a theme
Hey Azimuth
Thanks for the theme. Just a few notes as you mentioned its untested, iv tested it and..
- There seems to be a white bar next to the SMS icon
- The Clock font is real choppy
- The slide button has white areas in the top corners where i suppose this should be transparent
- Is it possible to have larger icons for SMS, Emails and Calls, like the Pointui ones.
critiques
will fix
Azimuth21
thanks for producing such a nice theme for s2u2. Everyone is good apart from the slide button, i think the corners should be smoother...lol...
anyways for sharing...
I just created the PointUI Slider, I hope you like it.
And here's how my S2U2 looks like.
PS: The icons dont work.
Here's is a coloured version.
Here's how my S2U2 screen looks like:
Firstly, we appreciate that you guys are impressed by Pointui Home, XDA has some hardcore PDA fans and we know you're a tough crowd. We also know what kind of stuff goes down here, hi to all the Chefs out there.
We know that Pointui Home is limited in areas and other software is needed, but come on guys, you have completely raped the logo. Its been designed so its square, it would fit in nicely. That looks like Xenu is about to land.
If you guys are serious then step up. Contact us and ask, let us know what kind of sh!t is going down here. Maybe we can at least meet you half way so the result is decent.
We'll try and get a setting in to have the lock look for an external app like we did with 1.01b and the Music icon, mail, etc.. in the next build.
As you can tell from our forum Joel and I are pretty busy and given we do this in our own time after work so we might not get back to you for a bit. Please have some patience.
Also, please if anyone in these forums works out how to get something to work and there are people in our forum with the same problem we'd appreciate you hook them up.
Thanks cstewart for the donation and Dorothy sends her regards
Cheers,
Shane...
shane_pointui said:
We know that Pointui Home is limited in areas and other software is needed, but come on guys, you have completely raped the logo. Its been designed so its square, it would fit in nicely. That looks like Xenu is about to land.
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This is a legitimate concern, it's your trademark and I would be peeved as well. However go easy on mushipkw, I'm sure his including your logo was out of admiration and not with the intent to desecrate it
You should include trademark usage guidelines on your website or completely forbid it.
borealcool said:
This is a legitimate concern, it's your trademark and I would be peeved as well. However go easy on mushipkw, I'm sure his including your logo was out of admiration and not with the intent to desecrate it
You should include trademark usage guidelines on your website or completely forbid it.
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Exactly. I didnt want to desecrate it, If u say I'll remove it.

WM7-ish themes (PocketCM 19, tsk & S2U2)

I dont expect "Great job" posts since I am a desktop developer not a graphic artist but here they are anyway
PocketCM and S2U2 are portait only for now
PocketCM 19: Based on the look of the WM7 Email screenshots
S2U2 : Just a Portrait Wallpaper.
This is alpha stuff but at least it works. I will fix up the niggles as I go along,If there are anyone willing to help it will be greatly appreciated.
Enjoy
PocketCM :
3rd screen - you could make highlihted text white...imo.
i like clean look of this one(could you make greyscale version?).
Like I said ...its a work in progress and this is a community after all, all input is greatly appreciated
Keep up the good work
Glad to know another good thing is coming from the rainbow country (SA)
if any of you have used the wisbar advance theme called "Aero Luminescence (aka WinMo 7)", it has the same exact color scheme of the actual WM7 leaked screenshots. i don't know how the developer did that, because he released it.. maybe a year ago. check the lakeridge software forums for it, btw.
sorry i'm way off topic. i just noticed that your tsk looks like it's from Aero Luminescence. i really like the pocketcm theme, thanks.
all m th images were edited in paint.net, could this be why the gradient looks crap in the S2U2 wallpaper?
Looks good man keep up the good work!
if you changed the format of the images at any point that can change the quality of them (further more bitmap gradients aren't that great if you use bitmap i use png)
the program paint.net would not effect quality, only how you use it

howmany people go back to there original themes after downloading another one??

i dnt know if its only me but for some reason i always revert back to my original windows mobile today screen after i have tried some new ones. like they say the original is always the best.
anyone else like me out there?
Not yet, but I must confess I've been using my Magician and Hermes just for three years now. So maybe the moment I switch back to the origanal T-Mobile theme will come anywhere in the future LOL.
Now using a customised Ultimate Launch setup from Rumball. And have used many themes before like Throttle Launcher, Wisbar Advance, HTC Home.
It's all about being happy, isn't?
Just my 2C.
well, everytime installing a theme or add-on or plugin, i always return the standard HTC Home...for me it is the best, because i get attuned on the standard screen...
dortyboy said:
i dnt know if its only me but for some reason i always revert back to my original windows mobile today screen after i have tried some new ones. like they say the original is always the best.
anyone else like me out there?
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I understand you very well and i think what may be behind that backward to original theme.
Ofcourse there are many reasons like:
Themes design in a way that tiered our eyes
Themes with customization limits
Themes that eat a lot of memory
Themes that crash our pda's
etc etc etc
In my case i think i reach to a Software that a use for sometime now and and don't think i will change or reverse to another one.
I use the last WAD2 software and none of the reasons that i mention happens with this software.
I love it
I really don't under the attraction of some of the themes that many people use - 97 tiny icons on the front page.
I use a combination of
* photo contacts
* favourites
* calender
* Inbox
in the day and switch over to "samsung today" in the evening when I am out and about or in the pub.
I'm using Spb Mobile Shell, and some how I always come back the the 1.2.1 default theme. A lot of fancy themes out there. But the original one is crisp, clean and functional. Just the way I like it.
and i thought it was just me that felt this way...
Instaled SPB Mobile shell - download greatball's diamond theme
Uninstalll
Install
Uninstall
Install and have now still 2 months
Diamond original theme
- change
- back to my old
-diamond theme
- old with black top (like diamond)
- old with normal top, bottom black like original
- old with top like diamond, start menu like diamond....
- old like this up + green ehm.... choose?
- original diamond with my wallpaper :-D
This my history
I've used rlToday for a long time with a simple analog clock with sms email and missed call indicators only. I love using it because it is lite on memory and I can't accidently click anything on the screen. But as of late I was using HTC Home for the weather and music portion. As for the really nice themes that people make they only last at best a week with me then I go back. I guess they are just too much for my simple mind lol.
I have not went back to the original theme once changed. But, I change themes to get a newer & different home screen.
I change my device almost every week, at least ever since I joined xda! Every week there is a new theme, or a new launcher. Right now I am just waiting for WAD2 to be complete, and I'll probably create my theme, then stick with it for hopefully a while. I think I spend more time changing items on my Touch, then I do actually use it !
Not to mention, I have had a new ROM almost every few days since I starting building.
I've tried a lot of plugins. I started with the HTC Home Customizer. WAD and WA2 followed. Tried a lot of things with Ultimatelaunch and i'm using Throttlelauncher right now.
All previous configurations evolved to the theme i use right now. I download a lot of themes for different plugins and get new ideas every time to update my current theme.
I'm definitely not going back to the original HTC plugin. It's good, but there are a lot of things i don't use or are better of mapped under a hardware button. Throttlelauncher with plugins, iContact, Diamond Dialer and Diamond Comm Manager is my favorite combination at the moment.
That's for now... don't know what's happening tomorrow.
i switch themes and apps if not daily then every other day..
im addicted!
I'm the same way.
TheChampJT said:
I spend more time changing items on my Touch, then I do actually use it !
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heheeh, it is amazing how look a like we are !!!!
The "out of the box" theme is all but useless to me, a Touch owner. The cube serves no useful function other than the quick dialer, as none of the other programs it launches are useful.
I tried a lot of themes and plugins over the months, but none of them were really useful to me. In the end I created this one, which is a combination of rlToday and UltimateLaunch. Having spent the time to create my own icons, figure out how to make buttons that adjust flight mode and mute/vibrate, I can't imagine I'll ever use another theme than this.
With a little bit of patience, I've managed to create a theme that makes the Start menu and the stylus completely irrelevant, and using my device much more efficient. I still tweak it from time to time, and I'm still hopeful of learning how to make graphics change as battery charge changes, but that's not something that affects productivity, so it's not a priority for me.
I've found "theme nirvana"
AJ
Everytime I install those themes, I go back to the stock themes in less than a week

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